SHOW NOTES:
Jolene shares her battles with chronic illness and bullying [0:50]
Jolene talks about growing up in an abusive and controlling household [5:25]
We can choose to re-write our narratives [7:00]
One tactic Jolene always uses is to carve out time to just think [10:41]
Jolene talks about how her negative experiences contributed to her chronic illness [11:43]
Jolene shares a story of when she publicly called herself on her own BS [14:21]
Tom talks about the connection between mind and body, nutrition and emotions [18:25]
Jolene strongly advocates that food is medicine, and that food is communication [20:13]
Jolene explains the benefits of turmeric [22:27]
Inflammation is not always bad–you need a little bit of it [23:25]
“I don’t want to focus on what NOT to eat.” [24:27]
Jolene is not a fan of products that have been dramatically genetically engineered [27:29]
Jolene discusses the connection between soy and estrogen [30:00]
Jolene describes good ways to get proteins and fats [31:50]
Jolene talks about the difficulty of making recommendations when evidence is limited [34:09]
Jolene explains the real effects of the birth control pill [36:00]
A woman may find a different man attractive when she’s using birth control [39:55]
Jolene advocates for a more balanced view of hormonal birth control [43:00]
Unapologetically love yourself fiercely, set and hold your boundaries [47:35]
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